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HERCULES

Hercules is an oil lease in Gaines County, Texas, operated by Occidental Permian Ltd. in the Wasson 72 field.

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0bbl oil, last 12 months
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8A-70629

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Gaines CountyGainesYoakumDawsonTerryGaines County
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Oil in Jul 2026
0 bbl
Reporting to the state
since Jan 2020

Production

Month by month, from the state record

What the Railroad Commission says this oil lease produced. Oil is in barrels (bbl). Gas is in thousand cubic feet (mcf).

No oil produced in the last 12 months

The last month with output was May 2024, at 19 bbl.

  • Oil (bars, left axis)
  • Gas (line, right axis)
  • Last 12 months
No oil produced in the last 12 monthsMonthly oil production and gas for HERCULES, Aug 2023 to Jul 2026. No oil produced in the last 12 months. The last month with output was May 2024, at 19 bbl.Last 12 months: 0 bblbbl per monthmcf per month00201040206030804010050Oct 23Jan 24AprJulOctJan 25AprJulOctJan 26AprJul
No oil produced in the last 12 monthsMonthly oil production and gas for HERCULES, Aug 2023 to Jul 2026. No oil produced in the last 12 months. The last month with output was May 2024, at 19 bbl.Last 12 monthsbbl per monthmcf per month00201040206030804010050Jan 24JulJan 25JulJan 26Jul

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, oil lease 70629, district 8A. Reported through Jul 2026. The state revises recent months.

Gas disposition

Where the gas went

Every month the operator tells the state where each mcf of gas went, using a code. The code decides how your gas is paid.

88% of the gas went to a transmission line in the 9 months reported

Flaring peaked at 21.4% of the gas in Sep 2023.

  • Transmission line (2)
  • Flared (4)
88% of the gas went to a transmission line in the 9 months reportedShare of HERCULES gas by disposition code each month, Aug 2023 to Jul 2026. 88% of the gas went to a transmission line in the 9 months reported. Flaring peaked at 21.4% of the gas in Sep 2023.Share of the lease’s gas by disposition code, per month0%50%100%Flared 21.4%Oct 23Jan 24AprJulOctJan 25AprJulOctJan 26AprJul
88% of the gas went to a transmission line in the 9 months reportedShare of HERCULES gas by disposition code each month, Aug 2023 to Jul 2026. 88% of the gas went to a transmission line in the 9 months reported. Flaring peaked at 21.4% of the gas in Sep 2023.Share of gas by disposition code0%50%100%Flared 21.4%Jan 24JulJan 25JulJan 26Jul

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, gas disposition by code, lease 70629, district 8A. Reported through Jul 2026.

Transmission line (2)

Sold straight into a pipeline without processing. Processing fees on your statement would be worth asking about.

Flared (4)

Burned off or vented, not sold. It pays no royalty. More than 3% in a month is worth watching.

Over the 9 months reported, 11.5% of the gas was flared. 9 months went above 3%, which we mark in the ledger below.

Operator history

Who has run this lease

The operator runs the wells and pays your royalty. When the operator changes, payments often slip for a month or two.

Occidental Permian Ltd. has reported this lease for the whole period

No change of operator in the months we hold.

Operators of this lease over timeOccidental Permian Ltd., Jan 2020 to Jul 20262020202120222023202420252026Occidental Permian Ltd.Jan 2020 to nowthrough Jul 2026
Operators of this lease over timeOccidental Permian Ltd., Jan 2020 to Jul 20262020202120222023202420252026Occidental Permian Ltd.Jan 2020 to nowthrough Jul 2026

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, operator by month. Reported through Jul 2026.

Wells

Wells on this lease

Every well the Railroad Commission links to oil lease 70629 in district 8A. The API number is the state’s ID for a well.

No wells are linked to this lease in our data

Older leases and some gas wells are filed without well records. Production is still reported at lease level, so the charts and ledger on this page are unaffected.

Who buys and gathers

Who moves and buys this lease's production

The operator files a Form P-4 with the Railroad Commission naming the companies authorised to gather and buy the oil and gas. The buyer's price is the one your royalty is figured on.
  • Oil

    Energy Transfer Company, Holly Energy Partners-Op, L.p. and Plains Pipeline L.p. gather it.

    Energy Transfer Company gathers it: 50% of it, on the list since Apr 1, 2025 · Holly Energy Partners-Op, L.p. gathers it: 25% of it, on the list since Apr 1, 2025 · Plains Pipeline L.p. gathers it: 25% of it, on the list since Apr 1, 2025

  • Gas from oil wells

    Occidental Permian Ltd. buys and gathers it.

    Occidental Permian Ltd. buys it: 100% of it, on the list since Aug 10, 2017 · Occidental Permian Ltd. gathers it: 100% of it, on the list since Apr 1, 2025

Companies that used to be listed: Centurion Pipeline L.p. (gathers it, until Apr 1, 2025); Centurion Pipeline L.p. (gathers it, until Apr 1, 2025); Holly Energy Partners-Op, L.p. (gathers it, until Apr 1, 2025); Plains Pipeline L.p. (gathers it, until Apr 1, 2025).

SourceRailroad Commission of Texas, Form P-4 file, dated Sep 24, 2026 (source). A listed company is authorised to move or buy the production; the state does not say what it paid.

Unit and wells

40 acres on the newest permit

Acres and wells as the operator filed them on its Railroad Commission drilling permits. Your decimal is your net acres over the unit acres, so this is the number to hold your division order against.
Wells on the permits
11 not plugged
Horizontal
0
First completion
Aug 10, 2017
Latest permit
Apr 19, 2017
Wells and acres on the permits for Hercules
API numberWell no.Acreson the permit
42-165-35661140

SourceRailroad Commission of Texas, drilling permits and wellbore file, Sep 26, 2026 (source 1, source 2). The acres are what the operator filed; they are not a survey.

What the operator reported

What Occidental Petroleum Corporation told investors it received

Occidental Permian Ltd. is linked to Occidental Petroleum Corporation (OXY). Public companies report the average price they realize each quarter. It is an average across everything the company operates, not the price on this lease.
Realized prices reported by Occidental Petroleum Corporation
QuarterOil$ per bblFiling
Q2 2026$96.78SEC filing
Q1 2026$69.91SEC filing
Q4 2025$58.99SEC filing
Q3 2025$64.78SEC filing
Q2 2025$63.76SEC filing
Q1 2025$71.07SEC filing

SourceOccidental Petroleum Corporation quarterly reports on SEC EDGAR, prices before hedging where the company states both. Read by machine from each filing’s tables; the link opens the filing so you can check the figure.

Estimator

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Ledger

36 months, newest first

Compare these numbers with your statements. Your share of a month is the “Oil sold” volume times your decimal. Scroll sideways on a phone.
Monthly production, disposition and prices for HERCULES
MonthOil producedbblOil soldbblGas producedmcfGas soldmcf, codes 2+3Flaredmcf, code 4WTI$ per bblHenry Hub$ per MMBtu
Jul 2026Occidental Permian00000$80.46$2.89
Jun 2026Occidental Permian00000$84.81$3.15
May 2026Occidental Permian00000$102.13$2.94
Apr 2026Occidental Permian00000$100.32$2.77
Mar 2026Occidental Permian00000$91.38$3.04
Feb 2026Occidental Permian00000$64.51$3.62
Jan 2026Occidental Permian00000$60.04$7.72
Dec 2025Occidental Permian00000$57.97$4.26
Nov 2025Occidental Permian00000$60.06$3.79
Oct 2025Occidental Permian00000$60.89$3.19
Sep 2025Occidental Permian00000$63.96$2.97
Aug 2025Occidental Permian00000$64.86$2.91
Jul 2025Occidental Permian00000$68.39$3.20
Jun 2025Occidental Permian00000$68.17$3.02
May 2025Occidental Permian00000$62.17$3.12
Apr 2025Occidental Permian00000$63.54$3.42
Mar 2025Occidental Permian00000$68.24$4.12
Feb 2025Occidental Permian00000$71.53$4.19
Jan 2025Occidental Permian00000$75.74$4.13
Dec 2024Occidental Permian00000$70.12$3.01
Nov 2024Occidental Permian00000$69.95$2.12
Oct 2024Occidental Permian00000$71.99$2.20
Sep 2024Occidental Permian00000$70.24$2.28
Aug 2024Occidental Permian00000$76.68$1.99
Jul 2024Occidental Permian00000$81.80$2.07
Jun 2024Occidental Permian00000$79.77$2.54
May 2024Occidental Permian1922651$80.02$2.12
Apr 2024Occidental Permian505027243$85.35$1.60
Mar 2024Occidental Permian595944404$81.28$1.49
Feb 2024Occidental Permian5252000$77.25$1.72
Jan 2024Occidental Permian555442357$74.15$3.18
Dec 2023Occidental Permian595945405$71.90$2.52
Nov 2023Occidental Permian454428253$77.69$2.71
Oct 2023Occidental Permian363624231$85.64$2.98
Sep 2023Occidental Permian363714113$89.43$2.64
Aug 2023Occidental Permian383730273$81.39$2.58

No report filed More than 3% of gas flared

SourceVolumes: Texas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, reported through Jul 2026. Prices: EIA WTI Cushing spot and Henry Hub spot, monthly, through Aug 2026. “Gas sold” is gas sent to a transmission line (code 2) or a plant (code 3).

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Occidental Permian Ltd. in Gaines County

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Wasson 72 field

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New drilling permits in Gaines County

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How to read this page

Questions owners ask

What is a decimal interest?

It is your share of the whole lease, written as a decimal. A 1/4 royalty on 5 net acres in a 1,280-acre unit is 1/4 × 5 ÷ 1,280 = 0.00097656. Your division order states yours.

How do I use this page to check a royalty check?

Take the “Oil sold” volume for the month the check covers and multiply it by your decimal. The answer should match the barrels on your statement. If it does not, upload the statement and we will show where the two differ.

Why is the newest month Jul 2026?

The Railroad Commission publishes production two to three months after the fact and revises recent months. We re-pull the latest three months on every update.

Does this page show what my check should be?

No. It shows what the state recorded. Prices, fees and taxes depend on your lease and on what your operator gets for the oil and gas. The estimator gives a ceiling to compare against.

Sources and method

Where these numbers come from

  • Production and disposition by month: Texas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, oil lease 70629, district 8A, reported through Jul 2026.
  • Wells: Texas Railroad Commission Wellbore Query.
  • Prices: U.S. Energy Information Administration, WTI Cushing spot and Henry Hub spot, monthly.
  • Page updated Sep 28, 2026.

We show the state’s numbers as filed. Where the state has no report for a month, we say so instead of guessing.